| The Oxford Handbook of Health Care Management Contributor(s): Ferlie, Ewan (Editor), Montgomery, Kathleen (Editor), Reff Pedersen, Anne (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0198705107 ISBN-13: 9780198705109 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $175.75 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Industries - Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology - Business & Economics | Organizational Development - Medical | Public Health |
| Dewey: 362.106 |
| LCCN: 2016933503 |
| Physical Information: 1.5" H x 6.8" W x 9.8" (2.50 lbs) 576 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This Handbook provides an authoritative overview of current issues and debates in the field of health care management. It contains over twenty chapters from well-known and eminent academic authors, who were carefully selected for their expertise and asked to provide a broad and critical overview of developments in their particular topic area. The development of an international perspective and body of knowledge is a key feature of the book. The Handbook secondly makes a case for bringing back a social science perspective into the study of the field of health care management. It therefore contains a number of contrasting and theoretically orientated chapters (e.g. on institutionalism; critical management studies). This social science based approach is a refreshing alternative to much existing work in this domain and offers a good way into current academic debates in this field. The Handbook thirdly explores a variety of important policy and organizational developments apparent within the current health care field (e.g. new organizational forms; growth of management consulting in health care organizations). It therefore explores and comments on major contemporary trends apparent in the practice field. |
